Civil Design Engineer

Rullion; Manchester; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Rullion partners with a client in Manchester to recruit Civil Design Engineers at multiple levels for essential water infrastructure projects. You will deliver compliant design solutions across the regulated water sector and mentor CAD technicians.

Candidates should have 5–10+ years in water, strong IT and drawing skills, and ideally membership of a professional body (CEng preferred).

Qualifications

• 5–10+ years’ experience within the regulated water industry.
• Experience delivering water sector designs (clean water and/or wastewater).
• Strong IT and engineering drawing skills.
• Professional body membership (working towards or holding CEng preferred).
• Knowledge of construction methods, materials, and design standards.

Responsibilities

• Producing civil design deliverables to safety, quality, and regulatory standards
• Preparing calculations, drawings, reports, specifications, and risk assessments
• Carrying out hydraulic calculations and developing hydraulic profiles
• Mentoring and directing CAD technicians
• Supporting project planning, design estimates, and design reviews
• Attending and presenting at design and project meetings

Skills

Civil design

Water industry

CAD

Engineering drawings

Project collaboration

Education

CEng preferred

Tools

CAD software (AutoCAD/Civil 3D)

Job description

My client are looking to strengthen their water engineering capability with talented professionals at Civil Design Engineer, Senior Civil Design Engineer, Principal Civil Design Engineer and Associate Civil Design Engineer level.

Contract Type

Permanent or Contract (Outside IR35) – Full Time

The Role

You’ll be delivering high-quality civil engineering designs across the regulated water industry, playing a key role in producing safe, compliant, and efficient solutions. You’ll collaborate closely with multidisciplinary teams and support the development of CAD technicians while contributing to both outline and detailed design stages.

What you’ll be doing:

• Producing civil design deliverables to safety, quality, and regulatory standards
• Preparing calculations, drawings, reports, specifications, and risk assessments
• Carrying out hydraulic calculations and developing hydraulic profiles
• Mentoring and directing CAD technicians
• Supporting project planning, design estimates, and design reviews
• Attending and presenting at design and project meetings

What we’re looking for:

• 5–10+ years’ experience within the regulated water industry
• Experience delivering water sector designs (clean water and/or wastewater)
• Strong IT and engineering drawing skills
• Professional body membership (working towards or holding CEng preferred)
• Knowledge of construction methods, materials, and design standards

This is a great opportunity to be part of a team delivering essential water infrastructure projects that really make an impact.